Digital Exhibits
Visit our interactive, digital exhibits, which provide a fascinating, in-depth historical look at life on the Lower East Side. Current exhibits include Brick by Brick: The Many Lives of 103 Orchard Street and In Praise of Stuff: The Tenement Museum’s Collections.
Videos
Movies, documentaries, book talks, panel discussions, and more! Check out our archive of educational programming — made for researching students, history lovers, and the curious-minded.
Lower East Side History
Tenement Talk: Yiddish in Translation – On the Hunt for Novels by Women with YIVO
In this partnership program with YIVO, we explored the lives of Jewish women in...
Jewish History & Culture
Tenement Talk: Koshersoul – The Faith and Food Journal of an African American Jew
Gather around the Levine family's 1890s kitchen with Tenement Museum Trustee Dr. Christina...
Immigration Policy
Tenement Talk: “Immigration Will Destroy Us” – Understanding Xenophobia Past and Present
Through new research from Define American, examining the anti-immigration content...
Music
Tenement Concert: Mind Yourself – A Musical Wake for Mick Moloney
Enjoy an intimate, musical celebration of the life and work of Dr. Michael “Mick”...
Women's History
Virtual Tenement Talk: The Complex History of Birth Control
How did women living in tenements manage family planning? What discussions would they have...
Women's History
Virtual Tour: Contraceptives and Controversies
Enjoy a past special virtual program discussing the history of birth control from the...
Lower East Side History
Tenement Talk: We Are One
On June 24th, 1982, nearly 20,000 garment workers gathered in Chinatown’s Columbus...
Labor History
Tenement Talk: The Chinese Question
In honor of her 2022 Bancroft Prize-winning book, 'The Chinese Question', author and...
Immigration Policy
Tenement Talk: One Quarter of the Nation
How have immigrants shaped our country today? In her groundbreaking new book, One...
Women's History
Tenement Talk: Beautiful Country
In Beautiful Country, Wang shares a poignant and necessary memoir of her experiences as an...
Latino History & Culture
Book Talk: Latino USA
A marvelous representation of a lifelong ambition to capture the multi-dimensions and...
Lower East Side History
Tenement Concert: A History in Nuyorican Jazz
Broadcasted from our recreated 1960s living room, this special Tenement Concert featured...
More to Explore
Blog ⋅ Notes from the Tenement
From curious anecdotes and fun recipes to scholarly research and deep dives, get a behind-the-scenes look at special Museum content on our blog – curated by our historians and staff.